Lion Rock Country Park

The legend is that of a faithful wife who climbed the hills every day, carrying her son, to watch for the return of her husband, not knowing he had been drowned at sea.

Its Chinese name derives from the warning fire signals which were lit during the Qing dynasty on the hill top, which was one of the many "lookouts" guarded by soldiers to alert surrounding areas to danger from pirates or hostile intruders.

The more common species in the area include Pinus elliottii (Slash Pine), Myrica rubra (the Strawberry Tree), Heptapleurum heptaphyllum (the Ivy Tree), Reevesia thyrsoidea (Reevesia), Phyllostachys aurea (Fishpole Bamboo), Enkianthus quinqueflorus (the Lunar New Year Bellflower) and species of Melastoma.

Wilson Trail - Stage 6 begins from Tai Po Road to Shing Mun Reservoir Main Dam via Smugglers Ridge (Ma Tse Keng).

Surrounding the Reception and Shek Lei Pui reservoirs are two jogging trails specially designed for visitors who enjoy morning exercises and keeping fit.

A 15-station fitness trail, with specially designed equipment, is located on the catchwater track leading eastwards from the Tai Po Road near 51 milestone.

There is no road access to the Lion Rock Country Park; walkers may enter by footpaths via Hung Mui Kuk, Tsok Pok Hang from Sha Tin, or via Wang Tau Hom from Kowloon and from Tai Po Road via the catchwater footpath near Kowloon Reservoir.